After playing his first eight years in Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala said he didn't find complete comfort with his new Denver teammates and the Nuggets' schemes until the playoffs last season.

He doesn't want the getting-to-know-you phase to take as long with the Warriors.

Denver "was like a rollercoaster," Iguodala said Sunday, the second day of his first training camp with the Warriors. "I started off pretty strong, and then I had a slump. It was up and down, up and down. In the last five games, I got into a little groove, and in the playoffs, I just felt really good. Hopefully, that's the worst-case scenario.

"I know I'll be good in the playoffs, but I want to get there (sooner). Once we hit December, I want to be running, feeling really comfortable and playing with a lot of confidence."

The 6-foot-6, 207-pound swingman, who landed with Golden State after a three-team, sign-and-trade deal in July, has career averages of 15.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots. His scoring and rebounding averages dropped during the regular season in Denver, but he took off in the playoffs - 18 points on 48.3 percent three-point shooting and eight rebounds a game in the first-round loss to the Warriors.

The Warriors saw that Iguodala could bring them many of the things they need: an elite perimeter defender, another ball-handler and someone who can both drive and kick or drive and dunk. He joined most of his new teammates for daily voluntary workouts from just after Labor Day until training camp opened Saturday, but he said the acclimation process remains far from complete.

"Not yet, but we're going to get there as soon as we play some games," he said. "It's going to take some growing pains, and I'm going to have a lot of turnovers the first two weeks, but I'll get through that and be smart with it. ... I'm looking to make all of the mistakes now."

"He's standing out with the way that he can be effective on the defensive end and guard different positions - blocking shots at the rim and rebounding the ball," Curry said.

Said Jackson: "He does things that stand out, and then he does things that - as crazy as it seems - pretty much just blend in. He's exceptional at reading the passing lanes and making plays defensively. ... Offensively, he's a playmaker, a guy who's not going to blow you away with his scoring, but who is going to blow you away with his ability to make plays."

That's kind of the point.

The Warriors don't need Iguodala to be "the man," a role often forced on him in Philadelphia and Denver. He can play his naturally complementary game.

"Hopefully, I'll allow us to do everything better," he said. "I'll bring my experience, court savvy and versatility. Hopefully, I'll make every guy on this team a better basketball player."